Actor Nawazuddin Siddqui has opened up to the discrimination he faces in his village because of his caste, adding that his stardom and being famous make no difference to those who discriminate. Nawazuddin has remained in his hometown since he went there a few months ago during the national blockade that was imposed in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Nawazuddin told NDTV in an interview: “In my own family, my grandmother was of a lower caste. Even today, we have not been accepted by my grandmother. “
He added: “The fact that I’m famous doesn’t matter to them. It’s deeply ingrained within them … it’s in their veins. They consider it their pride. The Sheikh Siddiquis are the highest caste and will have nothing to do with those they consider inferior to them. Even today it is there. It is very difficult.”
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Nawazuddin is currently seen playing a devious Dalit man in Sudhir Mishra’s film Serious Men. Based on Manu Joseph’s book of the same name, the film is about a crafty slum dweller who tricks the country into believing his 10-year-old son is a genius, only to find that the only victim of his dangerous game is your child. The Hindustan Times review for the film read: “As wickedly funny as the movie is and as wickedly hilarious as Ayyan’s plans to see them are, Serious Men would not have worked if there hadn’t been a collective rage directed against the establishment. It’s a movie that captures what it’s like to live in India, circa 2020. It’s a time capsule that, like so many satirical movies that were released in the post-emergency era, captures the mood of the nation. “
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